by Helping A Hero | Feb 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
February 20, 2015 A groundbreaking ceremony Thursday in Lantana officially marked the start of work on a specially adapted home for severely wounded veteran, SSgt. (Ret.) Johnnie Yellock II, USAF. Officials from Denton County and area communities gathered to mark the...
by Helping A Hero | Feb 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
February 20, 2015 By Brian Scott Johnnie Yellock II has broken ground on a lot of special homes for American heroes, but this groundbreaking will be the one he never forgets: his own. On Thursday the non-profit group Helping-a-Hero broke ground in Lantana on a...
by Helping A Hero | Feb 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
February 2, 2015 Jonathan Rivenbark had his dream of joining the U.S. Army’s elite Delta Force cut down by a hail of machine-gun fire in Afghanistan almost three years ago. “Delta Force is exactly why I joined,” Rivenbark said Friday. “I had a lot of ambition.” Even...
by Helping A Hero | Jan 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
January 21, 2015 On Saturday, November 15, 23 wounded veterans and their families enjoyed a day of competitive shooting and mixing with sponsors and volunteers at Pawnee Sporting Clays of Fayetteville, Texas. The shooting range sponsored the event in conjunction with...
by Helping A Hero | Jan 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
January 2, 2015 As he hoists himself into his customized Ford F-150 pickup truck and then activates a crane that folds and lifts his wheelchair into the bed of the vehicle, Kyle Malin is a picture of self-sufficiency. But life indoors wasn’t always so easy for Malin,...
by Helping A Hero | Aug 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
August 18, 2014 A military couple broke ground on their new home Thursday. With the help of Helping A Hero Foundation, the couple moved from New Hampshire and found the perfect place in Bandera. Ed Matayka is a double amputee, injured during his tour in Afghanistan in...
